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27609. thoughtful - 8/30/2013 1:46:02 PM Honest opinion needed.
On another forum I posted the following:
I feel badly for these kids who are raised on rap and hip hop and miss the moving sensation you can get from a beautiful melody...the chills, your socks rolling up and down.
I was accused of being judgmental. Was I? 27610. ricknelson - 8/30/2013 2:10:57 PM http://www.guante.info/p/spoken-word-videos-i-like_3.html
There's no correct answer thoughtful. Not imho. We have different experiences which shape our views. What I just wrote does evoke that a pause is needed when evaluating others.
If you peruse the link I've given, you can see the point of view of one or many who live their lives within the context of Hip Hop or Rap. I like that link because it's author is very thoughtful and has seemed considerate.
Don't worry about an opinion, they're changeable. 27611. ricknelson - 8/30/2013 2:12:16 PM Now, I'm off to the Great Minnesota get together, our State Fair.
Awesome to check in. Best wishes to all! 27612. iiibbb - 8/30/2013 2:31:25 PM Although rap and hip hop are not my cup of tea... they are legitimate forms... but a lot of it sucks. I don't hate all of it, some of it is gold, but I don't like it enough to listen to a station that specializes in it.
But... if that's all they're getting exposed to, then they are indeed missing out.
27613. judithathome - 8/30/2013 5:17:45 PM Well, the music they listen to speaks to their experience.
It's like "modern" art...does nothing for me but for some people, it speaks as thoroughly to them as religion. 27614. iiibbb - 8/30/2013 6:23:36 PM I have broad musical taste. Some of the rap and hip-hop is really quite good; but it's not going to appeal to everyone, and probably very hard to give a tour of it.
My least favorite genres are pop country (well pop anything) and smooth jazz **shudder** 27615. arkymalarky - 8/30/2013 10:54:44 PM Haha! I tend to agree with you 3i. Everybody who dismisses an art form out of hand misses something, including those who dismiss rap. There's some amazing stuff out there and being fond of wordsmiths, I like lot of it. 27616. thoughtful - 8/31/2013 12:31:27 AM Well, I didn't think I was judging anyone...only making an observation, in the same way someone may feel badly for me because I can't appreciate rap. 27617. thoughtful - 8/31/2013 12:32:26 AM Hah! I like smooth jazz! 27618. arkymalarky - 8/31/2013 1:22:40 AM my guilty pleasure is new age. 27619. thoughtful - 8/31/2013 1:24:51 AM Love new age! It's like a day long meditation. 27620. arkymalarky - 8/31/2013 1:38:24 AM Right! I love Asian and Indian meditation music too. 27621. ricknelson - 8/31/2013 2:57:34 PM I discovered Kenny Neal yesterday at the Minnesota State Fair.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWVBFeVeUN8 27622. arkymalarky - 8/31/2013 3:08:53 PM I like it! Blues is one of those things I feel like I'm supposed to like and I just really don't, but jazzy blues like that I really like a lot. 27623. judithathome - 8/31/2013 5:12:35 PM You want relaxation, try Gregorian chant. 27624. Jenerator - 9/3/2013 8:41:52 PM Hilarious read in the New York Times!!!!
Explaining Twerking to Your Parents 27625. wabbit - 9/11/2013 1:56:54 PM Happy birthday to us - 14 years old today. Unbelievable. 27626. Ms. No - 9/11/2013 3:56:49 PM Yes, indeed!
I just realized that I've known some of you for going on 17 years.
I got to the Fray in August of '96, and I still remember the issue that brought me in. It was the Florida teens who had removed the stop-sign from the intersection and a fatal accident resulted. I don't remember who all was involved in that discussion other than Trialshark, but I was hooked after my first foray.
I remember when we got sidelined and sent into the dusty basement of Slate and then when they gave us the kill date and we launched off on our own. Fourteen years later, we aren't nearly the hoppin' joint we were, but I'm still glad to know you all, and I still value my time here.
Big sloppy kisses, y'all! 27627. arkymalarky - 9/11/2013 6:22:08 PM Well said! Yay us! 27628. wabbit - 9/11/2013 7:41:58 PM I joined the Fray when the first Big Blue chess game was happening. Can't remember where I posted first, do remember that webfeet arrived at about the same time, maybe the same week.
Those early days make me think of how folks are today with cellphones, can't put them down. Where did we find the time to post as often as we did?
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